Springfield Tutoring Academy was founded to help students and families overcome Dyslexia and ADHD and to provide professional tutoring for all students grades, K-12.

Founded to help students affected by Dyslexia and ADHD.

Providing professional tutoring for all subjects K-12.

All Tutors have Advanced Education Degrees.

All Dyslexia and ADHD Tutors are certified, training or seeking certification and training in the Orton-Gillingham Method, the world's foremost authority for providing education for Dyslexia and ADHD studies.

All Tutors have many years of classroom experience.

All tutoring is one-on-one, not in a group.

All Tutors provide an assessment and lesson plan specifically created for your student.

All Tutors have passed a criminal background check.

All sessions are held in a safe and professional Academy that minimizes distraction and maximizes learning.

About Springfield Tutoring Academy

The Springfield Tutoring Academy opened in June 2015. Tutoring services are provided for all students, K-12, in all subject matters: reading, math, writing, homework help, and test preparation.

The Springfield Tutoring Academy strives to provide the highest quality multisensory reading and written language tutorial services for children with Dyslexia and ADHD, through a network of certified Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory tutors.

The Springfield Tutoring Academy provides a warm and welcoming environment for your child.

The mission of the Springfield Tutoring Academy uses a systematically validated teaching method designed to enable bright individuals with learning differences such as Dyslexia and ADHD along with fostering the highest level of education to all students.

Our diversified tutoring staff can meet the needs of your student for all subjects, K-12. Additionally, our certified and trained Dyslexia and ADHD Tutors can meet the special needs some students are experiencing.

One Teacher, One Student — All of the Time

At the Springfield Tutoring Academy, personalized learning approach is one-to-one instruction: one highly qualified teacher working with one student throughout every learning session. To foster continual progress, each teaching moment is optimized to accommodate for a student’s:

Understanding: At every step the teacher evaluates and adjusts instruction.

The Orton-Gillingham Approach

The Orton-Gillingham Approach to reading instruction was developed in the early-20th century. It is language-based, multisensory, structured, sequential, cumulative, cognitive, and flexible.

The Orton-Gillingham Approach has been in use since the 1930s. An intensive, sequential phonics-based system teaches the basics of word formation before whole meanings. The method accommodates and utilizes the three learning modalities, or pathways, through which people learn—visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Unlike some scripted and rigid reading programs, the Orton-Gillingham Approach is a system that allows for flexibility.

The Orton-Gillingham approach is based on a technique of studying and teaching language, understanding the nature of human language, the mechanisms involved in learning, and the language-learning processes in individuals.

Multisensory: Orton-Gillingham teaching sessions are action-oriented and involve constant interaction between the teacher and the student and the simultaneous use of multiple sensory input channels reinforcing each other for optimal learning. Using auditory, visual, and kinesthetic elements, all language skills taught are reinforced by having the student listen, speak, read and write. For example, a dyslexic learner is taught to see the letter A, say its name and sound and write it in the air – all at the same time. The approach requires intense instruction with ample practice. The use of multiple input channels is thought to enhance memory storage and retrieval by providing multiple "triggers" for memory.

Structured, Sequential, and Cumulative: The Orton-Gillingham teacher introduces the elements of the language systematically. Sound-symbol associations along with linguistic rules and generalizations are introduced in a linguistically logical, understandable order. Students begin by reading and writing sounds in isolation. Then they blend the sounds into syllables and words. Students learn the elements of language—consonants, vowels, digraphs, blends, and diphthongs—in an orderly fashion. They then proceed to advanced structural elements such as syllable types, roots, and affixes. As students learn new material, they continue to review old material to the level of automaticity. The teacher addresses vocabulary, sentence structure, composition, and reading comprehension in a similar structured, sequential, and cumulative manner.

Cognitive: Students learn about the history of the English language and study the many generalizations and rules that govern its structure. They also learn how best they can learn and apply the language knowledge necessary for achieving reading and writing competencies.

Flexible: Orton-Gillingham teaching is diagnostic and prescriptive in nature. Teachers try to ensure the learner is not simply recognizing a pattern and applying it without understanding. When confusion of a previously taught rule is discovered, it is re-taught from the beginning.

Although dyslexia has devastating academic and social repercussions for children, it is not always systematically treated in public schools. This is where the Springfield tutoring academy, steps in. Our teaching is modeled after the Orton-Gillingham method, which uses a structured, sequential, multi-sensory and phonetic approach. With this method, we teach children diagnostically and individually. Students learn the structure of the English language using auditory, visual and kinesthetic pathways. Students receive one-on-one tutoring three times a week after school for an hour per session. Every attempt is made to keep the student with the same tutor throughout the program, which contributes to the success of the child. Thus, every child benefits from a continuity and focus that cannot be duplicated in a public school environment.

The Multi-Sensory Learning approach was first developed to help children with various attentional, behavioral, and learning problems. Research on students with ADD, ADHD, learning disabilities, and other problems related to concentration and focus revealed that student learn by a multisensory approach in different locations with different sets of materials maximized their academic performance and concentration dramatically!

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NO SYSTEM IS IN PLACE TO IMPROVE A STUDENT'S FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION! Home-tutoring is limited to working on homework and current classroom assignments. Most families complain that home-tutoring is often very distracting for their child. The Springfield tutoring Center takes instruction to an entirely different level. Our dynamic learning approach involves physical processes that increase concentration, attention span, and focus. As your child's skills increase, academic skills and performance levels improve at a much greater rate possible than with any form of home-tutoring.

Why do many families who try home-tutoring come to The Springfield Tutoring Academy?

1 session per week: $40.00 weekly rate

2 sessions per week: $80.00 weekly rate

3 sessions per week: $110.00 weekly rate

ORTON-GILLINGHAM DYSLEXIA & ADHD K-12 TUTORING

INITIAL ASSESSMENT: $65.00*

$70.00 per hour

*Save $10.00 off of the initial assessment fee when you bring in a copy of the student's report card.

Frequently Asked Questions

How important is it to continue enrollment over the summer months? What about vacations?

Summer enrollment is a very important factor in your child's overall long-term success in our programs. Our research indicates that students who continue their sessions during the summer improve at a much faster rate than those who withdraw for summer vacation. We have compared students who stay and students who leave for the summer and have concluded that a leave of absence during the summer has a negative impact on your child's progress. If you need to take a week or two break for a vacation, we will definitely work around your schedule.

Why is One-To-One Instruction more effective than small group instruction?

Research indicates that One-To-One Instruction rapidly increases academic skills. The results of this empirical research indicate that One-To-One Instruction is superior to classroom, small group, or even one-on-one tutoring with your child's classroom teacher or home tutor. Your child will receive intense one-to-one instruction.

Why is my child having difficulty in school or not reaching their potential? We've tried everything!

The answer to that question varies from child to child, but we will have a better idea of why your child may be struggling or not reaching their potential after we have the results of the Diagnostic Assessment. Most children have difficulty in school because their academic skills are not at the level that they should be. Other children may have problems with concentration, confidence, study habits, motivation, or general test-taking skills. Regardless of why your child is having difficulty in school, The Springfield Tutoring Academy's intensive Reading, Math, and Writing Programs are individually designed to help your child achieve long-term academic success.

Can you help my child if he has ADD, ADHD, or other concentration problem?

YES! We are the only after-school learning center that has a unique system of delivery that helps children increase their concentration, attention span, and focus while strengthening their academic skills.

Testimonials

"Katie, I've been so pleased and thankful. His whole mood when he comes home is so different, he loves it. He said he understands her. This is such a blessing!!! I keep sharing with people. I can tell just from two sessions this is what he needs. His self esteem is so much better. I appreciate you helping us with him! We are very thankful!!!!!"

Susan Sweeney

"I'm so grateful that you all have open the Academy. My grand daughter was struggling and they were considering holding her back in school. I knew I had to take action and call you all for help! In just a few short months, she has improved a reading grade level and says for the first time, that she loves to read and loves comes to the Academy to help her learn."

Barbara Meeks

I wanted to thank you and Ms. Megan for helping Isaac. While Isaac's report card wasn't perfect, it was the best he has done all year and we are so grateful. I can see his confidence level changing and he seems happier. Thank you both so much for the care and help you have provided Isaac during our time there!

Amanda Cassell

I was ecstatic to see how far she has advanced in such a short period of time. I am so very thankful to have the tutoring academy and Heather. Layla adores Heather and that makes all the difference in the world.

Lauren Christina

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